Curriculum

We are an improving department. Everyone can learn maths given the right amount of time, support and effort. Our new five year scheme of work, the 5 year White Rose scheme of work, starting with year 7 and building on the skills learned in primary school, allows pupils to spend more time on less topics earlier in their journey to better master the content. This ensures that students are taught the objectives outlined in the National Curriculum in year 7 to 9. Students are taught for four 1 hour lessons per week in all year groups. We have employed an extra member of staff this year to provide intervention to students in year 7, 10 and 11 who benefit due to lost learning time as a result of the pandemic. Students are shared into 2 populations, with 4 to 5 groups, set by attainment in each population. We are aiming to develop students’ mathematical fluency with facts, concepts and procedures as well as support them to understand tier 2 and 3 vocabulary. This will enable them to make links between ideas within maths and across subjects. We know that spaced practice is important so every lesson begins with an “entry task” on prior learning to support memory recall and each unit is punctuated with 2 weekly home learning practise tasks via our online platforms, Hegarty maths or Timestable Rockstars, depending on the year group. Our aim is to support students by modelling and explaining, in a variety of ways, the mathematics they need to learn, as well as challenge them to meet our expectations through “challenge questions” in each unit to develop reasoning and problem solving. Each unit will develop fluency, reasoning and problem solving to make students think hard and become resilient mathematicians. Through our motto “Maths Opens Doors” we promote and deliver a variety of information on futures, enrichment and educational pathways that a qualification in maths can lead to, including the realistic option of University. We also aim to educate the children of Blackpool to become financially aware and inform them about important concepts such as debt, credit, tax, safety and wellbeing. More information can be found at www.montgomerymaths.co.uk/maths-opens-doors. At Montgomery Academy, we want to develop a “can-do culture” in mathematics! Maths opens doors!